[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18386]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
Proposal To Issue and Modify Nationwide Permits; Public Hearing
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing
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SUMMARY: On July 1, 1998, the Corps of Engineers published a Notice
document containing its proposal to issue 6 nationwide permits (NWPs),
modify 6 existing NWPs, add one new NWP condition, and modify 6
existing NWP conditions. The Corps also suspended the use of NWP 29 to
authorize single family housing causing the loss of greater than \1/4\
acre of waters of the United States and proposed to permanently modify
NWP 29 to lower the acreage limit to \1/4\ acre. The Corps will hold a
public hearing on the NWPs contained in that proposal. In addition, at
least one public hearing will be held in each Corps Division, the
primary focus of which is to solicit comments on regional issues
relating to the proposed new and modified NWPs, especially regional
conditioning. The hearing is open to the public. Comments may be
submitted in person at the hearing or in writing at the Chief of
Engineers at the address given below. Filing of a written statement
would be helpful and facilitate the job of the court reporter. The
hearing will be transcribed. Persons wishing to testify are requested
to limit their statements to 10 minutes. The hearing will be held in
accordance with the Corps public hearing regulations in 33 CFR Part
327. The legal authority for this hearing is Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
(33 U.S.C. 403). The hearing record will remain open until August 31,
1998.
DATES: The hearing will commence at 10:00 AM on August 19, 1998, and
end at 4:00 PM or before, if all speakers present have had an
opportunity to speak. Written comments to supplement the hearing record
may be submitted until August 31, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the National Guard Association
Building, One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C. Written
comments may be submitted to HQUSACE, CECW-OR, Washington, D. C. 20314-
1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson or Mr. Sam Collinson,
CECW-OR, at (202) 761-0199.
In addition, Division Engineers will be holding regional public
hearings to receive comments on regional issues relating to the new and
modified NWPs, especially regional conditioning. Regional public
hearings will be held in the following cities:
Albany, New York.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Galveston, Texas.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Jacksonville, Florida.
New York, New York.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sacramento, California.
Seattle, Washington.
St. Louis, Missouri.
The dates and times for the regional public hearings will be
announced by Corps districts in their public notices.
Dated: July 1, 1998.
Approved:
Charles M. Hess
Chief, Operations, Construction, and Readiness Division, Directorate of
Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 98-18386 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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